Ancient History of the Deccan c6.s1.43

c6.s1.43

It is probable that on the death of Mândhatṛi, the crown of the Kadambas came, as a matter of right, to Ravivarman the son of Mândhatṛi; this prince being young, his cousin Viṣṇuvarman tried to size upon the throne with the help of the Pallavas; but Ravi killed his adversary. In fact, a set of Halsi plates (Ind. Ant., Vol. VI, page 32) say that Râvivarman "acquired the regal power by the strength and prowess of his own arm", and another set of Halsi plates (Ind. Ant., Vol. VI, page 29) also add that Râvivarman "having slain Śri-Viṣṇuvarman and other kings, and having uprooted Chaṇḍadaṇḍa, the lord of Kâñchî has established himself at Palâśikâ". The Nilambur plates (Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII., page 146) are dated in the 5th year of Ravivarman's reign; and there are three sets of plates (Ind. Ant., Vol. VI, page 25, 28 and 29) that are dated in the same reign from Palâśikâ. The Ajjibad-Sirsi plates (Progress Report, Arch. Surv. West. Ind., for 1917-1918, page 35) are dated in the 35th year of his reign which corresponds probably to circ. 535 A. D. and it is likely, that, having come to the throne about 500 A. D. when sufficiently young, he reigned for about 40 years and died in 537 A. D. The inscription on the stone at Kavaḍi (Sorab 523, Shimoga; (Ep. Carn., Vol. VIII, page 167) mentions the death of Ravi and of his wife who probably became a sati.